Senior guard Brayson Laube played with a migraine headache through his Marion team’s 73-57 Class 3A substate final win Monday night over Charles City. He gave the Comets even bigger pains with a 37-point night that moves the Wolves back to the state tournament.
Girls’ state basketball: Solon rallies late, joins the Wamac Conference party in the 3A state semifinals.
Cedar Rapids Xavier defeated Dubuque Wahlert, 48-44, in overtime Monday in a Class 3A boys’ basketball substate final. With the win, 3A’s fourth-ranked Saints head to the state tournament.
Solon beat Dubuque Wahlert 54-46 in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball quarterfinal game.
Benton Community scored a girls’ state basketball tournament breakthrough; a 40-34 win over Des Moines Christian is the Bobcats’ first in five tries. Up next: Vinton-Shellsburg in the 3A semifinals Thursday.
Iowa girls’ state basketball tournament: A closer look at Tuesday’s games, including three involving area 4A competitors.
Most of the field was set for the 2023 Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament, with seven substate finals across the state Monday night.
Benton Community beat Des Moines Christian 40-34 in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball quarterfinal game.
Vinton-Shellsburg stuned No. 1 Estherville-Lincoln Central in the Class 3A girls’ state basketball quarterfinals and will face archrival Benton Community in Thursday’s semifinals.
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Follow the 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament with updated brackets, scores and coverage for all five classes.
Vinton-Shellsburg upset Estherville-Lincoln Central 54-46 in a Class 3A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball quarterfinal game.
Pleasant Valley’s length and 2-3 zone claimed another victim in the girls’ state basketball tournament. The No. 1 Spartans stymied West Des Moines Valley, 43-28.
There are eight substate final games Tuesday night in Class 4A and one in 3A. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Linn-Mar and Solon all play for a trip to the state tourney.
The 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament tips off Monday. Follow along with our live blog for score updates and more coverage throughout the day.
Iowa girls’ state basketball tournament: A closer look at Monday’s games, including three involving area 3A competitors.
And then, fittingly, there were two still standing in 2A: Alburnett’s top-seeded Eaghan Fleshman and Solon’s second-seeded Lucas Feuerbach — until Fleshman stuck a takedown in overtime to mine gold, 4-1, Saturday night at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling meet at the Casey’s Center.
Photos from the Class 1A, 2A and 3A championship matches during the 2026 IHSAA boys’ state wrestling tournament at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
Seventh-ranked Linn-Mar fell to No. 1 Waukee Northwest , 3-2, in the Class 3A girls’ state soccer championship at the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames, Iowa Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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